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2011 Amherst Lord Jeffs football team

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2011 Amherst Lord Jeffs football
NESCAC champion
ConferenceNew England Small College Athletic Conference
Record8–0 (8–0 NESCAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPratt Field
Seasons
← 2010
2012 →
2011 New England Small College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Amherst $   8 0     8 0  
Trinity (CT)   7 1     7 1  
Williams   5 3     5 3  
Bowdoin   4 4     4 4  
Middlebury   4 4     4 4  
Bates   3 5     3 5  
Colby   3 5     3 5  
Hamilton   3 5     3 5  
Wesleyan   3 5     3 5  
Tufts   0 8     0 8  
  • $ – Conference champion

The 2011 Amherst Lord Jeffs football team was an American football team that represented Amherst College as a member of the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) during the 2011 NCAA Division III football season. In their 15th year under head coach E. J. Mills, the Lord Jeffs compiled an 8–0 record, won the NESCAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 239 to 101.[1]

The 2011 season was one of seven perfect seasons in the history of Amherst's football program, the others coming in 1942, 1964, 1984, 2009, 2014, and 2015.

The team played its home games at Pratt Field in Amherst, Massachusetts.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 241:00 p.m.at BatesW 20–72,100
October 11:00 p.m.BowdoinW 20–3
October 81:30 p.m.Middlebury
  • Pratt Field
  • Amherst, MA
W 48–28450
October 151:00 p.m.at Colby
W 31–7300
October 221:00 p.m.Wesleyan
  • Pratt Field
  • Amherst, MA
W 24–101,100
October 291:00 p.m.at TuftsW 30–0750[2]
November 51:00 p.m.Trinity (CT)
  • Pratt Field
  • Amherst, MA
W 35–28850[3]
November 1212:00 p.m.at WilliamsWilliamstown, MA (The Biggest Little Game in America)W 31–188,914[4]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "2011 Football". Amherst College. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
  2. ^ "Amherst football cruises over Tufts". Daily Hampshire Gazette. October 31, 2011. p. A7 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Amherst opts to Bunker down". The Boston Globe. November 6, 2011. p. C15 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Amherst routs rival Williams for NESCAC title". The Boston Globe. November 13, 2011. p. C15 – via Newspapers.com.